What color is #885D86?

#885D86 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #885D86?

The RGB value is 136, 93, 134: 136 red, 93 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #885D86?

The complementary color is #5D885F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #885D86?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#885D86 color

#885D86 rgb(136, 93, 134)

Shades of purple

The hex color #885D86 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 36.5% green and 52.5% blue (136, 93, 134).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 19% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 1% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#885D86 color codes

HEX	`#885D86`
RGB	`rgb(136, 93, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 36.5%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 19%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 32%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 1%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.34, 24.7, -15.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.34, 29.31, 327.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.37, 14.785, 24.436)`
Decimal	`8936838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #885D86, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #885D86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#885D86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #885D86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #885d86; }
.text { color: #885d86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #885d86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 93 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #885d86, #885d70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #885D86?: #885D86 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #885D86?: The RGB value is 136, 93, 134: 136 red, 93 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #885D86?: The complementary color is #5D885F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #885D86?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.